My friend ask how have your life change, when u from a worker change to work as a self employ private hire driver

[jurongkechil]

As per above topic.

 

[k1976]

I saw many Lexus and BMW n Mercedes with SN* car plates doing Grab at normal peak hours and lunch time

 

[A Singaporean]

Losers.

 

[k1976]

Life not easy nowadays

 

[k1976]

Grab contributed as much as 0.8% of Singapore GDP in 2023: report​

Finance and insurance, professional services, real estate, as well as the wholesale and retail sectors benefit the most from the wider supply chain impact

Tan Weizhen​

Published Fri, Jan 24, 2025 · 02:55 PM
Singapore Economy

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• Oxford calculated the direct GDP contribution using the sum of Grab’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, as well as wages paid to its employees, and taxes incurred. PHOTO: BT FILE
• Oxford calculated the direct GDP contribution using the sum of Grab’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, as well as wages paid to its employees, and taxes incurred. PHOTO: BT FILE
• Oxford calculated the direct GDP contribution using the sum of Grab’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, as well as wages paid to its employees, and taxes incurred. PHOTO: BT FILE
• Oxford calculated the direct GDP contribution using the sum of Grab’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, as well as wages paid to its employees, and taxes incurred. PHOTO: BT FILE
• Oxford calculated the direct GDP contribution using the sum of Grab’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation, as well as wages paid to its employees, and taxes incurred. PHOTO: BT FILE

RIDE-HAILING company Grab added S$5.2 billion to Singapore’s economy in 2023 through its on-demand services such as ride-hailing and delivery, an Oxford Economics report indicated.

This is equivalent to about 0.8 per cent of Singapore’s gross domestic product, said the research firm.

This is a breakdown of the S$5.2 billion contribution to the economy, said Oxford:

 

[WangChuk]

government educate and train him like Rich Dad Poor Dad - from a hopeless salaried employee to business entrepreneur

 

[jurongkechil]

government educate and train him like Rich Dad Poor Dad - from a hopeless salaried employee to business entrepreneur

What..

 

[True Believer]

I saw many Lexus and BMW n Mercedes with SN* car plates doing Grab at normal peak hours and lunch time

Some of my former classmates from secondary school, JC and NUS have met the same fate - retrenchment in their 50s. Finding an equally high paying job is almost impossible so they turn to driving a PHV so that they may keep their much prized luxury cars.

 

[k1976]

Some of my former classmates from secondary school, JC and NUS have met the same fate - retrenchment in their 50s. Finding an equally high paying job is almost impossible so they turn to driving a PHV so that they may keep their much prized luxury cars.

Once we hit 50…it is anytime

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Some of my former classmates from secondary school, JC and NUS have met the same fate - retrenchment in their 50s. Finding an equally high paying job is almost impossible so they turn to driving a PHV so that they may keep their much prized luxury cars.

Got the ugly blue PHV sticker throw face la

 

[True Believer]

Got the ugly blue PHV sticker throw face la

Imagine that you are a retrenched former CEO who is forced to paste a PHV decal on the BMW 7 series that you paid for with your hard earned money. The public will believe that you are a low SES driver leasing that luxury car to make ends meet.

 

[True Believer]

Once we hit 50…it is anytime

Some of my friends escaped a few rounds of lay offs, but the older you get, the greater your chances of being let go the following year.

 

[True Believer]

Got the ugly blue PHV sticker throw face la

Imagine the look of disappointment on the face of your date when the car you pick her up in, has that dreaded PHV decal on the windshield.

 

[Loofydralb]

As per above topic.

I hope my phv friends don't read what I'm about to post.
Put it this way.
The taxi and phv driver are the modern day rickshaw puller. Only difference is the technology

 

[True Believer]

I hope my phv friends don't read what I'm about to post. Put it this was. The taxi and phv driver are the modern day rickshaw puller. Only difference is the technology

The truth hurts.

 

[jurongkechil]

I hope my phv friends don't read what I'm about to post.
Put it this was.
The taxi and phv driver are the modern day rickshaw puller. Only difference is the technology

Really

 

[True Believer]

Life not easy nowadays

My parents had the same job from graduation till retirement. They were S'pore University grads on salaried jobs, who could afford a semi-detached and terrace houses in District 10 in the late 1960s and early 70s.

 

[k1976]

Some of my former classmates from secondary school, JC and NUS have met the same fate - retrenchment in their 50s. Finding an equally high paying job is almost impossible so they turn to driving a PHV so that they may keep their much prized luxury cars.

SG living standards is really high de , not cheap

 

[k1976]

Got the ugly blue PHV sticker throw face la

They stick it at the sunshade so not really obvious until stop at traffic light

 

[True Believer]

SG living standards is really high de , not cheap

• S'pore's car ownership rate is only less than 11%. In the U.S., it is nearly 80% and it is just under 50% in Europe.
• Despite the govt's policies to reduce the number of cars, there are around 600,000 private cars and PHVs.
• Roads take up 12% of S'pore's total land area, which is a far higher % than in many larger countries.
• A new compact car costs more than $120,000 in S'pore. The same car would cost about $30,000 in the UK and U.S.
• The average age of cars in S'pore has steadily declined in the last 5 years and is now 5.6 years old. The average age of cars is 12 years in the U.S., 10 in Australia, 8.8 years in Japan and 11.5 in Europe.